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2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse Rims Problems
Extracted from NHTSA's database of April 4, 2004. Component WHEELS : RIM definitely deals with rim problem, other component complaints are included because of their relevance. 77 complaints. For 2000 Eclipse rims problems and other models and other years, please visit their web pages by clicking on the top two links at the left.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: OTHER
NHTSA Complaint ID 432604 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR AND THOSE SPRINGING SOUND NOISES I STILL HEARD. MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT IT IS 2 YEARS LATER THE DEEP GASHES FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS NOW ALL THE WAYAROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FOG LIGHTS ALMOST REACHING THE MIDDE.I WENT THRU 2 TIRES NO BLOW OUTS THANK GOD 3 RIMS AND ONE WAS A REPLACEMENT THE TIRE KEEPS LEAKING AIR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ITS ALL THE LEFT FRONT. I SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTUER OF MITSHUBSHI THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS THEY SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE .DON'T BLOWOUTS HAPPEN DUE TO BENT RIMS? THEY NOTICED ITS ONLY HAPPENING IN CERTAIN STATES THAT CERTAIN STATES ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BAD. ALL STATES HAVE POTHOLES BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 15 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE ,& YOUR RIM BENDS CAUSING YOUR TIRE TO LEAK AIR SOMETHING WRONG. THESE RIMS ARE CONSTANTLY BENDING BUT ON MY CAR IT S ONLY THE LEFT SIDE. ITS UNSAFE, BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A POTLHOLE IT MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE EVEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES. IF I KNEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR NOW I KNOW ITS NOT ME BUT THE WAY THESE CHEAP SOFT WHEELS WERE MADE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ITS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. I DONT USE MY CAR ALOT MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 15 MILES ONE WAY. I AM TIRED OF PURCHASING RIMS AT $300.00 I PAY ENOUGH FOR THIS CAR AND FOR THE MONEY I PAY I SHOULD HAVE DECENT RIMS THAT CAN STAND DRIVING OVER A 15-30 MILE AN HOUR POTHOLE. I HAD CARS BEFORE THIS NEVER HAD A DENTED RIM .SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS THERE ARE EVEN COMPLAINTS ON JDPOWER'S WEBSITE.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: STEERING : HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
NHTSA Complaint ID 381942 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: PLAINVIEW,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT RIMS BEND VERY EASILY AND ADVERSELY, AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: STRUCTURE : BODY
NHTSA Complaint ID 432602 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR AND THOSE SPRINGING SOUND NOISES I STILL HEARD. MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT IT IS 2 YEARS LATER THE DEEP GASHES FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS NOW ALL THE WAYAROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FOG LIGHTS ALMOST REACHING THE MIDDE.I WENT THRU 2 TIRES NO BLOW OUTS THANK GOD 3 RIMS AND ONE WAS A REPLACEMENT THE TIRE KEEPS LEAKING AIR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ITS ALL THE LEFT FRONT. I SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTUER OF MITSHUBSHI THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS THEY SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE .DON'T BLOWOUTS HAPPEN DUE TO BENT RIMS? THEY NOTICED ITS ONLY HAPPENING IN CERTAIN STATES THAT CERTAIN STATES ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BAD. ALL STATES HAVE POTHOLES BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 15 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE ,& YOUR RIM BENDS CAUSING YOUR TIRE TO LEAK AIR SOMETHING WRONG. THESE RIMS ARE CONSTANTLY BENDING BUT ON MY CAR IT S ONLY THE LEFT SIDE. ITS UNSAFE, BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A POTLHOLE IT MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE EVEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES. IF I KNEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR NOW I KNOW ITS NOT ME BUT THE WAY THESE CHEAP SOFT WHEELS WERE MADE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ITS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. I DONT USE MY CAR ALOT MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 15 MILES ONE WAY. I AM TIRED OF PURCHASING RIMS AT $300.00 I PAY ENOUGH FOR THIS CAR AND FOR THE MONEY I PAY I SHOULD HAVE DECENT RIMS THAT CAN STAND DRIVING OVER A 15-30 MILE AN HOUR POTHOLE. I HAD CARS BEFORE THIS NEVER HAD A DENTED RIM .SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS THERE ARE EVEN COMPLAINTS ON JDPOWER'S WEBSITE.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: STRUCTURE : BODY : DOOR
NHTSA Complaint ID 317387 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: PHILADELPHIA,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: SUSPENSION : FRONT
NHTSA Complaint ID 317385 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: PHILADELPHIA,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 432603 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR AND THOSE SPRINGING SOUND NOISES I STILL HEARD. MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT IT IS 2 YEARS LATER THE DEEP GASHES FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS NOW ALL THE WAYAROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FOG LIGHTS ALMOST REACHING THE MIDDE.I WENT THRU 2 TIRES NO BLOW OUTS THANK GOD 3 RIMS AND ONE WAS A REPLACEMENT THE TIRE KEEPS LEAKING AIR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ITS ALL THE LEFT FRONT. I SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTUER OF MITSHUBSHI THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS THEY SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE .DON'T BLOWOUTS HAPPEN DUE TO BENT RIMS? THEY NOTICED ITS ONLY HAPPENING IN CERTAIN STATES THAT CERTAIN STATES ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BAD. ALL STATES HAVE POTHOLES BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 15 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE ,& YOUR RIM BENDS CAUSING YOUR TIRE TO LEAK AIR SOMETHING WRONG. THESE RIMS ARE CONSTANTLY BENDING BUT ON MY CAR IT S ONLY THE LEFT SIDE. ITS UNSAFE, BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A POTLHOLE IT MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE EVEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES. IF I KNEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR NOW I KNOW ITS NOT ME BUT THE WAY THESE CHEAP SOFT WHEELS WERE MADE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ITS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. I DONT USE MY CAR ALOT MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 15 MILES ONE WAY. I AM TIRED OF PURCHASING RIMS AT $300.00 I PAY ENOUGH FOR THIS CAR AND FOR THE MONEY I PAY I SHOULD HAVE DECENT RIMS THAT CAN STAND DRIVING OVER A 15-30 MILE AN HOUR POTHOLE. I HAD CARS BEFORE THIS NEVER HAD A DENTED RIM .SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS THERE ARE EVEN COMPLAINTS ON JDPOWER'S WEBSITE.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 453730 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: HALETHORPE,MD
Defect/Problem: I TOO HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH RIMS AND TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES AND 1 RIM ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR NOW OVER 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I AM OFTEN SCARED TO GO OVER 50 DUE TO THAT FACT THAT I FEAR MY TIRES WILL BLOW.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: TIRES : SIDEWALL
NHTSA Complaint ID 389998 Date (Y/M):2003/01 City/State: DRACUT,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: I HAVE 17 INCH ALLUMINUM WHEELS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING RIMS BEND AND TIRES LOOSE AIR RESULTING IN WEAKEN TIRES AND BLOWW OUT UNDER NORMA DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOT SAFE. MUST CHECK TIRE PRESSURE DAILY. METAL USED IS SOFT AND ALLOWS SPACE BETWEEN TIES AND RIMS. TIRES FAIL. ONE TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND PUBLIC. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 299813 Date (Y/M):2001/03 City/State: ORLAND PARK,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: WHILE TRYING TO AVOID A SPIN OUT IN HEAVY SNOW. I TURNED TO INTO THE CURB TO HELP STOP MY CAR. MY WHEEL IS ALUMINUM SPOKE DESIGN. ALL THE SPOKES FRACTURED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WHEEL. THE TIRE STILL HAD AIR. MY WHEEL CAME OFF. MY ROTOR HIT THE GROUND AND BUSTED. MY DAD WHO IS A MECHANIC CAME OUT BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK TOOK MY CAR OFF AND HE SAID HE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE SAME COMMENT CAME FROM THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MITSUBISHI. MY CAR IS LOW AND THE ONLY BODY DAMAGE WAS FROM WHEN THE WHEEL DROPPED OFF ADDED TO WHEN THE TOW TRUCK LIFTED MY FRONT END. I WAS ALREADY IN ANTILOCK MODE AND NOT GOING VERY FAST IN HEAVY SNOW CONDITIONS. AT THE MOST I SHOULD ONLY HAVE GOTTEN A FLAT OR BENT RIM.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS
NHTSA Complaint ID 453731 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: HALETHORPE,MD
Defect/Problem: I TOO HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH RIMS AND TIRES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE 2 TIRES AND 1 RIM ALREADY. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR NOW OVER 65 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I AM OFTEN SCARED TO GO OVER 50 DUE TO THAT FACT THAT I FEAR MY TIRES WILL BLOW.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 272673 Date (Y/M):2001/02 City/State: MELVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE, TIRE WENT FLAT AND RIM BENT, THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED THAT NIGHT, MANUFACTURER KNOWS THAT RIMS ARE TOO SOFT FOR THE TIRES, THEY ARE BENDING AND CAUSING FLAT TIRES, MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HELP CONSUMER. *SLC
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 317386 Date (Y/M):2001/07 City/State: PHILADELPHIA,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT SEVENTY, DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM; DOORS LEAK AND DEALER REFUSES TO FIX AS WELL; RIMS EASILY BEND. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 322826 Date (Y/M):2001/08 City/State: AMHERST,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: WHILE GOING ONTO AN INTERSTATE (I 495 NORTH) FROM THE RAMP, MY CAR STEPPED INTO A POTHOLE WHICH WAS NOT REALLY DEEP ONLY AT AROUND 50 MILES. THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL RIM WAS FRACTURED AND BENT AND THE REAR RIM WAS BENT SLIGHTLY TOO. THE TIRE DEFLATED IMMEDIATELY BUT DID NOT BURST OPEN. FORTUNATELY SINCE THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC THERE WAS NO CRASH, BUT IT COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN FATAL, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE CAR IS A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE AND THE WHEEL WAS REALLY BENT OUT OF SHAPE. DEALER SAID THAT PROBLEM IS DUE TO ROAD HAZARD AND NOT VEHICLE DEFECT, HOWEVER I HAVE FOUND 5 OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE OF THE EXACT SAME NATURE.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 330928 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: KANSAS CITY,MO
Defect/Problem: THESE RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE UNSAFE. MITSUBISHI HAS KNOW ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS DEPLOYED IN 1998.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 331100 Date (Y/M):2002/01 City/State: SAN ANTONIO,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: I'VE EXPERIENCED FIVE DIFFERENT BENT RIMS IN 20,000 MILES! NOT SAFE!. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 339189 Date (Y/M):2002/02 City/State: SOUTH ELGIN,Illinois (IL)
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING IN A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHEN I HIT A POTHOLE I COULD NOT SEE. THE RIM BENT AND THE TIRE WENT FLAT IMMEDIATELY. I'VE HIT MUCH LARGER POTHOLES IN THE PAST IN OTHER CARS I'VE OWNED AND NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 339241 Date (Y/M):2001/11 City/State: EAST ROCKAWAY,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE ALLOY RIMS DESIGNED FOR THIS CAR ARE EXTREMELY SOFT AND ARE DAMAGED VERY EASILY. THEY ARE ALSO VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEELS BEING DAMAGED. I DO UNDERSTAND THAT ALLOY WHEELS ARE MORE EASILY DAMAGED THAN STEEL WHEELS, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS. ALSO.....DEALER DID NOT ADVISE ALIGNMENT AFTER REPAIR, CAUSING OVER $500 IN TIRE DAMAGES A MONTH LATER, AND A BLOWOUT. I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT WHEELS, IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ASSUMED THAT I UNDERSTOOD THE EFFECTS OF THE WHEEL DAMAGE WITHOUT THEM BEING EXPLAINED TO ME.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 349998 Date (Y/M):2002/03 City/State: DENVER,CO
Defect/Problem: RIMS ARE TOO SOFT. WHEN MOUNTING A TIRE, THE RIMS HAVE DENTS AND BENDS POSING A ROAD HAZARD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK *TT
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 354769 Date (Y/M):2002/04 City/State: STATON ISLAND,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING ALL FOUR RIMS HAVE DENTED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT PROBLEM, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED CONSUMER WAS AT FAULT.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 360774 Date (Y/M):2002/05 City/State: JACKSBORO,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: WHILE CHANGING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A CRACK IN THE RIM, DEALER CONTACTED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 365642 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: BALTIMORE,MD
Defect/Problem: I NOTICED A VERY LARGE DENT IN MY WHEEL WHILE WASHING MY CAR. I HAVE NEVER HIT ANYTHING BEFORE & I WAS WONDERING WHY SUCH A LARGE DENT IN MY RIM WOULD HAVE OCCURRED WITH NO DAMAGE TO MY TIRE. HOWEVER, MY RIM IS DENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT MY TIRE BARELY HOLDS THE AIR IN IT. I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR ON THE HIGHWAY FOR FEAR THAT MY TIRE WILL EXPLODE OFF OF MY WHEEL. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A HEAVY,METAL RIM COULD HAVE BENT SO FAR & NOT PUNCTURED MY TIRE. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? THIS IS VIRTUALLY A BRAND NEW CAR FOR ME & I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. I SEE NO REASON TO PAY ALL OF THIS MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT AT ALL SAFE TO DRIVE. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 372092 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: MEMPHIS,TN
Defect/Problem: ONE FRONT AND ONE REAR RIM WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE BENT. AT THIS TIME THE SECOND REAR RIM IS BENT AND HAS TO BE REPLACED.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 374256 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: MAHOPAC,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: ALL FOUR TIRES WERE VIBRATING AS A RESULT OF RIMS BEING BENT.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 375049 Date (Y/M):2002/07 City/State: WALNUT CREEK,CA
Defect/Problem: THE WHEEL (RIMS) HAVE CHIPPED DURING NORMAL USAGE. CLEAR COAT LOOKS TO BE WARNING OFF.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 375718 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: SADDLE BROOK,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING, IF VEHICLE HITS A POTHOLE IT WILL BEND THE RIMS. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK ALL FOUR RIMS BENT. THE DAY CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE OF THE RIMS WERE BENT SO BAD THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER OFFERED NO SOLUTION AND COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY THEY WOULDN'T STOP RECOMMENDING RIMS THAT HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM. *JG
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 375777 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: BELLE MEAD,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE AND FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RIM BENT. RIMS SHOULD NOT BEND UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *AKJLG
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 376721 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: RONKONKOMA,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN TO DEALER ON A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND DEALER NOTICED TWO RIMS WERE BENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 378311 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: LEE'S SUMMIT,MO
Defect/Problem: BENT FOUR ORIGINAL WHEELS AND BOUGHT A REPLACMENT THAT ALSO GOT BENT. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 380372 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: WATERVLIET,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: WHILE DRIVING ALL FOUR RIMS BENT WITHOUT BEING HIT.IT WAS CAUSED BY MATERIAL THAT RIMS WERE MADE, BEING SO FLIMSY.COMMON PROBLEM. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 381941 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: PLAINVIEW,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT RIMS BEND VERY EASILY AND ADVERSELY, AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 382419 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: BROOKLYN,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: RIMS ARE BENT AND CRUMBLING, MY TIRE CONTINUOUSLY LOSES AIR/ ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THIS DEFECT. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 383079 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: RONKONKOMA,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: AT 5,000 MILES, THE MANUFACTURED RIMS BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, CAUSING ONE OF THE RIMS TO BEND, AND CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOWOUT. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT AND THAT THE RIM WAS DEFORMED. *SCC
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 383080 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: RONKONKOMA,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: AT 4,000 MILES RIMS BEGAN COLLAPSING, NOT RETAINING AIR, BENT EASY. THESE ARE MANUFACTURED RIMS THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 384371 Date (Y/M):2003/01 City/State: PORT CHESTER,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: CONSUMER STATED THE ALLOY RIMS ARE MADE OF EXTREMELY SOFT METAL THAT BENDS EASILY WHICH OCCURS DURING ORDINARY DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS. SCC *JB
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 386073 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: ROUND ROCK,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: I AM REPORTING TWO SEPARATE INCIDENTS, BOTH INVOLVING THE QUALITY OF THE MANUFACTURER'S RIMS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. I HAVE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO DENT BOTH THE RIGHT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR RIM ON MY NEW 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF DRIVING (ODOMETER READ LESS THAN 3600 MILES AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT). I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1997 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GST I PURCHASED NEW WITHOUT ANY RIM ISSUES AND TRADED IN AFTER 45,000 MILES FOR THE NEW ECLIPSE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT A STOP LIGHT DRIVING LESS THAN 10 MPH. I DROVE TOO CLOSE TO A CURB AND MY FRONT TIRE HIT A POTHOLE. THE TIRE INSTANTLY DEFLATED, AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL TIRE, HOWEVER THE RIM WAS BENT IN AT LEAST 2-3 INCHES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY, SO MY COST FOR A NEW RIM WAS AROUND $300, AND THEN THE DEALER STATED THAT I HAD TO GO ELSEWHERE TO HAVE TIRE AND RIM INSTALLED BECAUSE THEIR TIRE MACHINE WAS BROKEN! TOTAL COST OF THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS APPROXIMATELY $320. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURED ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, BUT I AM STILL NOT SURE HOW OR WHERE THE INCIDENT OCCURED. THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS SUBSTANTIALLY LESS AS I AM STILL DRIVING ON THIS RIM TODAY. (THE RIGHT REAR RIM IS DENTED LESS THAN 1/4 INCH AND THERE WAS NO EFFECT ON THE TIRE OR THE STEERING.) NEITHER MY DRIVING SKILLS NOR THE DRIVING CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED SINCE OWNING THE PREVIOUS ECLIPSE TO MERIT THOSE REASONS AS FACTORS FOR THE FAULTY RIMS. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 388246 Date (Y/M):2002/09 City/State: YONKERS,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE FACTORY RIMS THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE ARE DESCRIBED BY THE OWNER AS "BUTTER". ALUMINUM IS TOO SOFT TO HANDLE NORMAL ROAD DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE RIMS BENT AND TWO OF THE TIRES HAD BLOWOUTS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 389997 Date (Y/M):2003/01 City/State: DRACUT,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: I HAVE 17 INCH ALLUMINUM WHEELS ON A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING RIMS BEND AND TIRES LOOSE AIR RESULTING IN WEAKEN TIRES AND BLOWW OUT UNDER NORMA DRIVING CONDITIONS. NOT SAFE. MUST CHECK TIRE PRESSURE DAILY. METAL USED IS SOFT AND ALLOWS SPACE BETWEEN TIES AND RIMS. TIRES FAIL. ONE TIRE BLEW ON HIGHWAY DUE TO SIDEWALL FAILURE POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM TO ME AND PUBLIC. RIMS ARE TOO SOFT.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 395021 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: CAMDEN,SC
Defect/Problem: I WAS DRIVING MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE EQUIPPED WITH 17 INCH ALLOY WHEELS, GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG FROM THE RIGHT FRONT AREA. IT WAS AFTER DARK AND THE CAR SEEMED TO HANDLE OKAY SO I PROCEEDED ON BUT AFTER A SHORT DISTANCE I HEARD A SIMILAR BANG. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM WAS GREATLY DEFORMED AND THE TIRE KNOCKED OFF THE BEAD. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I INSPECTED THE ROAD THE FOLLOWING DAY IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AND DROVE OVER THE SAME ROUGH SPOTS AND BARELY NOTICED THEM. THERE WERE NO SIGNIFIGANT POT HOLES IN THE ROAD. I BELIEVE THAT A WHEEL THAT WILL FAIL SO EASILY IS A HAZARD. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND STRUCK A HOLE IN THE ROAD I BELIEVE THE TIRE WOULD HAVE GONE FLAT IMMEDIATELY AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN LOST.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 397362 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: PITTSBURGH,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: TWO OF MY MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE (2001) 17" SIX-SPOKE RIMS BENT, ONE TO THE POINT OF FAILURE, WHEN I CONTACTED A POT-HOLE AT LOW SPEED.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 401444 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: SOUTHAVEN,MS
Defect/Problem: 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GS, RIMS HAVE EITHER A STRESS FRACTURE OR BENT UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THERE TYPE OF RIMS ARE 16 INCHES, TEN SPOKE AND ARE THE ALUMINIMUM ALLOY TYPE. TRYING TO WORK WITH MITSUBISHI AS THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 402594 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: NATICK,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: I WAS TRAVELING DOWN RT. 135, COINCIDENTALLY PASSING A MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP, AROUND 7:15 IN THE EVENING. THERE WAS PRETTY HEAVY RAINFALL, SO I MADE SURE TO STAY AROUND 25 MILES/HR. AS I PASSED THE DEALERSHIP I HEARD A THUNDEROUS BOOM FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR. I MADE IT BACK TO MY HOUSE (WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY). WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR, I FOUND THE FRONT OF MY FRONT RIGHT RIM BENT, AND THE INSIDE OF THE RIM WAS MISSING AN 8 INCH CHUNK OF METAL NEAR THE SEAL. I TOOK IT DOWN TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO HEAR THEM TELL ME THAT DAMAGE WAS NORMAL IN REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS. THE ONLY OPTION I WAS GIVEN WAS TO BUY A NEW RIM (AT ABOUT $350). THIS WAS EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED 100,000 MILE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 406084 Date (Y/M):2002/12 City/State: SUGAR LAND,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: MY WHEEL BENT WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35MPH. THE TIRE WILL NO LINGER HOLD AIR.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408677 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OAKTON,Virginia (VA)
Defect/Problem: THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT RIM BENT, WHICH CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE AIR.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 409187 Date (Y/M):2003/04 City/State: LEWISVILLE,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: I OWN A 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE. I HAVE 54000 MILES ON THIS CAR. ON APRIL 16, 2003, I HAD MY THIRD FLAT TIRE (2 OF THEM HAVE BEEN BLOW OUTS). ALL THREE (AS TOLD BY GOODYEAR) WERE CAUSED BY BENT RIMS. TWO OF THE BENDS WERE VERY NOTICEABLE AND EACH OCCURRED WITH REGULAR DRIVING. I FEEL LIKE I AM DRIVING ON A TIME BOMB. EVEN WITH MINOR BENDS, AIR RELEASES FROM THE TIRE. I CHECK MY PRESSURE EVERY WEEK, BUT STILL TO NO AVAIL. FROM OTHER COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT MITSUBISHI APPEARS TO BE IGNORING. *JB
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 409806 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: CAMDEN,SC
Defect/Problem: A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD AS IF RUNNING OVER A LARGE OBJECT IN THE ROAD. HOWEVER INSPECTION REVEALED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL RIM HAD A LARGE DENT. THE TIRE WAS NOT DAMAGED BUT HAD BEEN KNOCKED OFF ITS BEAD DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE RIM. *TT *JB
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 432079 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE RIM KEEPS BENDING, WHICH CAUSES A FLAT TIRE. I BOUGHT 3 RIMS ALREADY. ALWAYS WITH IN A WEEK THE RIM IS BENT. THE CAR MAKES A NOISE FROM THE FRONT END COMING FROM THE LEFT TIRE AND THERE ARE DEEP SCRATCH MARKS ON THE LOWER FRONT BY THE TIRE. AT SPEEDS OF 15-20 MILES AN HOUR IF I HIT A POTHOLE THE RIM BENDS AND THE WHOLE THING SHAKES EVEN WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES BAKE AND FORTH. IF I KNEW THE RIM WOULD BE LIKE THIS AND I HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THIS TROUBLE OF TIRES AND RIMES COSTING $300.00 I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR.AFTER I HIT THE POT HOLE THE CAR START STEERING TO THE LEFT. AND THE SCRATCHES ON THE BOTTOM BY THE LEFT TIRE KEEP GETTING BIGGER AND BIGGER AND DEEPER
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 432601 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GARNERVILLE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE FIRST WEEK OF BUYING THE CAR I NOTICED A LITTLE SCRATCH BY THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. THEN I STARTED HEARING LITTLE SQUEAKING NOISES WHEN I WAS REVERSING COMING FROM THE SAME LEFT TIRE. THEN I NOTICED THE RIM WAS BENT I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID I WAS HITTING CURBS & ROAD HAZARD. MONTHS LATER THE SCRATCH AT THE BOTTOM BY THE FOG LIGHTS WAS GETTING BIGGER AND DEEP THE TIRE KEPT LOSING AIR AND THOSE SPRINGING SOUND NOISES I STILL HEARD. MAKE THE LONG STORY SHORT IT IS 2 YEARS LATER THE DEEP GASHES FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE IS NOW ALL THE WAYAROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE FOG LIGHTS ALMOST REACHING THE MIDDE.I WENT THRU 2 TIRES NO BLOW OUTS THANK GOD 3 RIMS AND ONE WAS A REPLACEMENT THE TIRE KEEPS LEAKING AIR THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR ITS ALL THE LEFT FRONT. I SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTUER OF MITSHUBSHI THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS THEY SAID ITS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE .DON'T BLOWOUTS HAPPEN DUE TO BENT RIMS? THEY NOTICED ITS ONLY HAPPENING IN CERTAIN STATES THAT CERTAIN STATES ROAD CONDITIONS ARE BAD. ALL STATES HAVE POTHOLES BUT WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING 15 MPH, HIT A POTHOLE ,& YOUR RIM BENDS CAUSING YOUR TIRE TO LEAK AIR SOMETHING WRONG. THESE RIMS ARE CONSTANTLY BENDING BUT ON MY CAR IT S ONLY THE LEFT SIDE. ITS UNSAFE, BECAUSE WHEN I HIT A POTLHOLE IT MAKES A LOUD BANGING NOISE EVEN MY BRAKE PEDAL SHAKES. IF I KNEW ALL THESE COMPLAINTS I WOULD OF NEVER BOUGHT THIS CAR NOW I KNOW ITS NOT ME BUT THE WAY THESE CHEAP SOFT WHEELS WERE MADE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS ITS UNSAFE AND THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES AND STEERS TO THE LEFT AFTER HITTING A POTHOLE. I DONT USE MY CAR ALOT MOSTLY BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON A HIGHWAY 15 MILES ONE WAY. I AM TIRED OF PURCHASING RIMS AT $300.00 I PAY ENOUGH FOR THIS CAR AND FOR THE MONEY I PAY I SHOULD HAVE DECENT RIMS THAT CAN STAND DRIVING OVER A 15-30 MILE AN HOUR POTHOLE. I HAD CARS BEFORE THIS NEVER HAD A DENTED RIM .SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS THERE ARE EVEN COMPLAINTS ON JDPOWER'S WEBSITE.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 432606 Date (Y/M):2003/09 City/State: GROTON,CT
Defect/Problem: WHILE ACCELERATING ON AN ON RAMP TO GET ONTO INTERSTATE 84 IN CONNECTICUT, I HIT A SMALL POTHOLE IN THE ROAD AND IT MAJORLY BENT THE WHEEL AND CAUSED THE TIRE TO COME OFF OF THE WHEEL. THIS HAPPENED IN THE NIGHT AND ON A STRETCH OF THE HIGHWAY THAT HAD NO SHOULDER. I HAD TO DRIVE APPROXIMATELY A MILE ON THIS BLOWN OUT TIRE AND WHEEL TO THE NEXT EXIT. THE FAILURE OF THIS WHEEL COST ME $350 (FOR THE WHEEL) AND ANOTHER $150 (FOR THE TIRE) PLUS LABOR CHARGES. NO MENTION OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THESE WHEELS WAS MENTIONED WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER.
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 446888 Date (Y/M):2003/10 City/State: PORTSMOUTH,Virginia (VA)
Defect/Problem: THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE ALLOY RIM ON MY 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE GT WAS BENT AND CRACKED FROM SIMPLY HITTING A POTHOLE IN THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED MY TIRE TO RAPIDLY DEFLATE AND THE RIM UNABLE TO BE USED. *LA
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 449706 Date (Y/M):2004/01 City/State: KINGSTON,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: RIM BENT EASILY AFTER HITTING POTHOLE. *AK
2001 ECLIPSE (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 465377 Date (Y/M):2003/12 City/State: DOYLESTOWN,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: I READ THE NEWS STORY ON THE WEBSITE FOR 7 ON YOUR SIDE ABOUT THE DEFECTIVENESS OF THE METAL ALLOY RIMS FOR THE '1997 THROUGH 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE RIMS AND WANTED TO GO ON RECORD WITH YOU AS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME RIMS ON MY ECLIPSE. NOT ONLY ARE THEY A CAUSE OF MUCH HEADACHE AND FINANCIAL DRAIN ION THIER OWNERS BUT ALSO THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS SHOULD BE RECTIFIED.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 408307 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: BAYSIDE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: TIRES ARE LOSING AIR, OR I AM GETTING FLATS DUE TO THE FACT THAT RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE BENT OUT OF SHAPE VERY EASILY.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 408946 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: FLAT TIRE, MANHATTAN NY 49TH STREET. SLIGHT RIM DAMAGED, RIM BANGED OUT.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 408948 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: HIT A POTHOLE ON RT 80 IN PENN. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: TIRES
NHTSA Complaint ID 408950 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING IN RED BANK NJ. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 333470 Date (Y/M):2001/10 City/State: MISSOURI CITY,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS LOW, TOOK OFF TIRE TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A LEAK. CONSUMER THEN NOTICED INSIDE LIP OF RIM WAS BROKEN, 9 INCHES LONG. MITSUBISHI REFUSED TO REPLACE RIM.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 376299 Date (Y/M):2002/08 City/State: MERRICK,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: IN THE PAST 2 YEARS , THERE HAVE BEEN 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE RIMS BEND VERY EASILY OUT OF SHAPE FOR NO APPARENT REASON, AND THEN THE TIRES BEGIN TO LOSE AIR SLOWLY AND CANNOT HOLD ITS PROPER AIR/TIRE RATIO AMOUNT THEREBY CAUSING DRIVING TO BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE TIRES DO NOT REMAIN PROPERLY INFLATED.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 393879 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: CORAM,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER BENT RIMS AND BLEW TIRES. *JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 394915 Date (Y/M):2002/10 City/State: MASTIC,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: DEFECTIVE RIMS. MR
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 399974 Date (Y/M):2003/02 City/State: ROCKVILLE,MD
Defect/Problem: 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER GT: PASSENGER SIDE FRONT RIM BENT OUT OF SHAPE TO THE DEGREE THAT THE TIRE, WHICH MITSUBISHI DEALERSHIP INSPECTED AND FOUND NO PUNCTURE AND NO INDICATION OF HAVING BEEN RUN WHILE FLAT--LOST ITS AIR SEAL AND WENT FLAT. UPON DEALER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IMPACT DAMAGE FROM A SUSPECTED POTHOLE CAUSED THE RIM DAMAGE. THERE IS A TOTAL OF THREE DENTS FROM WHAT MITSUBISHI HAS DETERMINED ARE SEPARATE IMPACT INCIDENTS FROM "POTHOLES". NO DAMAGE ON OTHER THREE RIMS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE 18000 MILES OF DRIVING ROTATED BY MITSUBISHI USING FACTORY RECOMMENDED SCHEDULE. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND UNSAFE RIM.
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 404209 Date (Y/M):2003/04 City/State: BAYSIDE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: THE TIRES LOST AIR DUE TO DEFECTIVE RIMS. THE RIMS WERE BENT OUT OF SHAPE. *MR SCC *JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408172 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: EAST RUTHERFORD,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: THE ALUMINUM WHEELS ON THE 2001 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER DENT ALMOST EVERYTIME A MINOR POTHOLE OR RAILROAD TRACKS ARE RIDDEN OVER. I HAVE HAD TO REMOLD THE RIMS 5 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO. THESE RIMS SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM MITSUBISHI. FROM ALL THE REMOLDING OF THE RIMS, NOW I HAVE TIRE PRESSURE PROBLEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *NLM
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408308 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: BAYSIDE,New York (NY)
Defect/Problem: TIRES ARE LOSING AIR, OR I AM GETTING FLATS DUE TO THE FACT THAT RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE, THEY ARE BENT OUT OF SHAPE VERY EASILY.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408945 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: FLAT TIRE, MANHATTAN NY 49TH STREET. SLIGHT RIM DAMAGED, RIM BANGED OUT.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408947 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: HIT A POTHOLE ON RT 80 IN PENN. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 408949 Date (Y/M):2003/03 City/State: OLD BRIDGE,New Jersey (NJ)
Defect/Problem: WENT OVER A RAILROAD CROSSING IN RED BANK NJ. RIM AND TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 421147 Date (Y/M):2003/06 City/State: DREXEL HILL,Pennsylvania (PA)
Defect/Problem: RIMS ON 2001 MITSUBISHI SPYDER BEND EASILY.*JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 423296 Date (Y/M):2003/05 City/State: HOUSTON,Texas (TX)
Defect/Problem: WHEELS BEND AND TIRES BLOW OUT REPEATEDLY. WHEELS ARE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE. *JB
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 423607 Date (Y/M):2003/06 City/State: CENTREVILLE,Virginia (VA)
Defect/Problem: FRONT RIGHT ALUMINUM WHEEL RIM IS DENTED BADLY IN TWO PLACES AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS MINOR POTHOLES OR OTHER ROAD CONDITIONS SUCH AS ROUGH RAILROAD CROSSINGS. I AM VERY VERY CAREFUL WITH THIS CAR (50 YRS OLD) AND HAVE NEVER ABUSED IT BUT THE WHEELS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT OR DEFLATE EASILY AND DENT THE RIMS UNDER CONDITIONS THAT WOULD NEVER AFFECT ANOTHER CAR OTHER THAN THIS ONE. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THE CAR NOW WITH THE DAMAGED RIMS. NOT SURE WHETHER THE WARRANTY WILL COVER THE RIM REPLACEMENT. *NLM
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 458162 Date (Y/M):2003/12 City/State: HAYMARKET,Virginia (VA)
Defect/Problem: DAMAGED ALLOY WHEELS ON MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER (17 INCH, 6 SPOKE). I READ THE POSTINGS FROM LAST YEAR TONIGHT ON YOUR SITE AFTER I HAD MY SECOND EXPERIENCE WITH THIS PROBLEM. LAST WINTER I HIT A POTHOLE AND IT COMPLETELY SPLIT MY RIM. THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED STABILITY AND I WAS ABLE TO LIMP BACK HOME (ABOUT A HALF MILE) BUT THE RIM WAS CRACKED ALL THE WAY TO THE SPOKES FROM THE LIP. TONIGHT (SNOWSTORM IN VA/DC AREA) MY WIFE DROPPED ME OFF AT THE OFFICE AND WENT SHOPPING. ON HER WAY TO PICK ME UP THE TIRE SUDDENLY WENT FLAT. SHE WAS ABLE TO LIMP INTO A SERVICE STATION WHERE SHE NOTICED THE TIRE WOULD NOT HOLD AIR SO SHE HAD TO CHANGE THE TIRE IN SNOW/ICE/FREEZING TEMPERATURES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THERE WERE THREE LARGE DENTS IN THE RIM AT THE LIP. THIS IS THE SECOND RIM I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE AND THEY ARE NOT CHEAP (ABOUT $350 EACH). I KNOW THEY SAID THE INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED, BUT IS THERE SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A FLAW IN THE MANUFACTURING OF THIS WHEEL.*AK
2001 ECLIPSE SPYDER (01)
Component: WHEELS : RIM
NHTSA Complaint ID 465751 Date (Y/M):2003/12 City/State: AMESBURY,Massachusetts (MA)
Defect/Problem: I'VE OWNED MY 2001 ECLIPSE GT SPYDER FOR A YESR AND A HALF NOW AND I'VE BEEN HAVING ONGOING TROUBLE WITH THE RIMS BENDING. IN FACT WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR THERE WAS A BEND IN THE FRONT RIM THAT I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF AND THEY SENT THE CAR OUT TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WISH I HAD TAKEN THAT AS AN OMEN AND STEERED CLEAR OF BUYING THE CAR. I'VE BEEN DRIVING THESE NEW ENGLAND ROADS AND HIGHWAYS FOR 15 YEARS NOW AND HAVE NEVER SEEN A RIM BEND SO EASY.